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At least in the US in a high paying job you can very easily save 50% and still have more spending money than most people around you. It doesn’t necessarily mean
by coffeebeqn 4y ago
At least in the US in a high paying job you can very easily save 50% and still have more spending money than most people around you. It doesn’t necessarily mean you have to sacrifice anything other than lifestyle creep
- acapybara 4y agoYes, did exactly this. People who say things like "you're putting your life on hold" have no discipline. I set out on this path at 17. I'm 36 now. I have a wife, kids, have traveled a lot, lived in better houses than most of my peers, ate out plenty, etc. Much living was had. I left salary work at age 34 (FIRE). What do I do now? Work harder than ever and play the long game, and of course continue to live a rich life. To anyone considering saving and building wealth starting at an early age: yes, it's worth it. No, you don't have to "pause your life." You will need discipline.
- annyeonghada 4y ago>People who say things like "you're putting your life on hold" have no discipline. Imagine trying to extrapolate moral superiority from having had the luck of finding a high paid job. >I set out on this path at 17. I'm 36 now. Yes, I too had dreams at 17. I even had an entire notebook with journaling about those dreams. None of them came to life. NONE. I guess I wasn't worthy or disciplined enough like the morally superior: the rich.
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